Managing Director - Human Resources

Kathleen Shields
Kathleen Shields is the Managing Director of the Human Resources Department for the City of DeSoto. Ms. Shields has a number of years of experience in both public and private sectors. She has served in the City of Farmers Branch, the City of McKinney, and Dallas County. Her career is marked with expertise in recruitment and retention, compensation and benefits, civil service, budgeting, employee relations, and risk management.

She is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

In her capacity as Managing Director, Ms. Shields oversees all City of DeSoto Human Resources and Civil Service functions.